Chapter 20 The Mysterious Sect Protector Elder is Her! Shen Hanzhou: You are the Great...

With tears still clinging to the corners of Shen Hanzhou's eyes, she saw a slender figure in a light blue disciple's robe suddenly leap up, faster than Yun Zhishui, and strike Yun Zhishui's face with a sword.

Shen Hanzhou, who had been constantly being humiliated by Yun Zhishui, witnessed the entire process of Yun Zhishui being humiliated at this moment.

It's Shi Liuying! Her family has arrived!

Aa ...

Shen Hanzhou quickly transformed into a screaming chicken, twisting his body into a pretzel, his legs no longer weak, his tears no longer flowing, and his mood no longer depressed.

He was now full of energy, running from a distance toward Shi Liuying and Yun Zhishui, who had been knocked to the ground by Shi Liuying.

“Firefly!” He stretched out Er Kang’s hand.

Shi Liuying was not surprised to see Shen Hanzhou here: "Among the new disciples, you are the only one with an ice-type spiritual root. I knew that you must have killed this lizard."

It feels so good to be recognized and affirmed.

Just moments ago, Shen Hanzhou stubbornly held back two tears, threatening to fall, but upon hearing Shi Liuying's calm words, he couldn't control his emotions and burst into tears.

His heart felt a strange warmth. Some of the ice in his emotions shattered, and the shards fell softly, melting into warm water that rushed to his eyes.

“Fireflies…” Shen Hanzhou’s eyes were blurry with tears.

Seeing Shen Hanzhou's aggrieved look, Shi Liuying suddenly became angry: "Did he bully you?"

Shen Hanzhou wanted to speak, but due to his emotional state, his throat became hoarse and he choked up.

Now Shi Liuying understood everything.

They must have been bullied terribly.

Back in the Chuan Gong Hall, Yun Zhishui always bullied Chen Hanzhou.

Shi Liuying, with a strong sense of justice, stepped on Yun Zhishui's wrist: "Don't you have hands and feet? Why don't you go fight the lizard yourself?"

"Coward, piece of trash!"

"You dared to steal it, you made her cry!"

Yun Zhishui's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Is he, the darling of Heaven, the chosen one, a coward and a good-for-nothing?

How dare she say such a thing!

"You stinking woman, mind your own business!" Yun Zhishui shouted menacingly.

He just couldn't stand this woman; she kept showing up and ruining his plans.

Yun Zhishui wanted to launch a surprise attack on her, but found himself suppressed by Shi Liuying and unable to move an inch.

He stared at her in shock.

Your skills have improved again? So fast?

Shi Liuying was also completely unaware of her current strength.

He used to be able to exchange a few blows with Yun Zhishui, but now it seems like he's even having trouble breaking free.

Has she really changed that much?

Shi Liuying scratched her head.

It's a good thing that you can't break free.

"Sinking Cold Boat!" Shi Liuying called out.

"Here!" Shen Hanzhou stood up straight quickly.

"Go and remove the lizard's core."

The demonic beast was on its last breath; it was defeated by Shen Hanzhou, so its core should rightfully belong to him.

"yes!"

Halfway there, Shen Hanzhou retreated, stammering and hesitant to move forward.

"Firefly, I..."

Shi Liuying looked at him questioningly.

"I……"

Shen Hanzhou dared not look Shi Liuying in the eye anywhere.

Liu Ying was so kind; she helped him restrain Yun Zhishui and was determined to get the beast core.

But unfortunately, he was useless; with Yun Zhishui around, he couldn't use his ice spirit power at all.

Shen Hanzhou whispered, "Could you throw him a little further away?"

He pointed as if to a bag of trash that needed to be thrown away.

Shi Liuying was puzzled.

Yun Zhishui was clearly already restrained and wouldn't affect him anymore, so why did they have to throw Yun Zhishui out?

Is it fear?

Shi Liuying looked at Shen Hanzhou carefully.

Her face was rosy and full of vitality. Although she was hesitant and timid when facing her, when she looked at Yun Zhishui, she had a kind of... smug joy.

Yes, after repeated confirmation, Shi Liuying confirmed that it was the kind of pleasure that comes from a petty person getting their way.

If he wasn't afraid, why throw him out?

That's so strange.

This strangeness is somewhat similar to how my senior sister loathed all men but still pretended to be friendly with them.

Yes, just like the eldest brother, he falls asleep as soon as he sees her.

Perhaps my senior brother is too weak, but my senior sister... must have her own reasons.

As for the person in front of me, I don't quite understand why this is unnecessary, but I still show my respect.

Shi Liuying nodded, readily agreeing: "Alright, then we'll do it your way."

Shen Hanzhou was clearly even happier, and even rubbed his hands together, eager to try.

Come forth! My Ice Spirit Root!

Yun Zhishui looked at the two of them with a sinister gaze.

They want to throw themselves out like trash, that's unacceptable!

If you can't beat Shi Liuying, can't you just stay here by force?

He mobilized all the spiritual power in his body, like a tree stump, and rooted himself deeply into this decaying land.

Shi Liuying pulled Yun Zhishui up, and as soon as she used force, blood started flowing from the corner of Yun Zhishui's mouth.

He glared at Shi Liuying and said, "You can't let me go!"

Shi Liuying was a little worried.

Killing Yun Zhishui would remove him from the group, but that would be considered harming a fellow disciple. Yun Zhishui's attempt to seize the core of the Chen Hanzhou beast ultimately failed, and his wrongdoing should, in principle, be assessed by the sect elders before being sent to the Hall of Punishments.

Her continued actions were completely unreasonable.

Shi Liuying looked at Shen Hanzhou with a troubled expression.

But what I saw was Shen Hanzhou's expression.

Everything became even stranger.

She seemed to see a poor scholar who had studied diligently for eighty years and finally passed the imperial examination.

He was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

He took a deep breath, and his lips curled up uncontrollably into a wide, idiotic grin.

Shen Hanzhou made a groundbreaking discovery.

Outside the sect, in front of Yun Zhishui, without the protection of the sect's elders, he was still able to use the Ice Spirit Root!

This is simply heaven-sent...

No, something's not right.

Given his luck, he won't receive divine favor out of thin air.

Shen Hanzhou turned his gaze to Shi Liuying, who had been by his side ever since his fate changed.

Shen Hanzhou's gaze was too intense, and Shi Liuying keenly sensed it.

She suspected that Shen Hanzhou's mind had been invaded by the lizard's venom, so she cautiously took two steps back.

Shen Hanzhou slapped his forehead.

How foolish! What mysterious elder, what mysterious big shot is right beside him!

The look in his eyes when he looked at Shi Liuying was no longer just filled with admiration, but also with emotion.

It's like you've always thought of yourself as a little cabbage growing yellow in the wild, battered by wind and rain, half-dead every day, and your biggest wish is to be eaten by a passing goat and have a good meal.

One day, I suddenly discovered that I had not only been transplanted to the black soil with the strongest spiritual energy, but also had the blessing of the Earth God: "Silly child, I was afraid you would get sunburned or frozen, so I secretly watered and fertilized you. Otherwise, how could you grow so beautifully!"

Shen Hanzhou looked at Shi Liuying, all sorts of emotions mixed together. He fell to the ground with a "plop" to catch Shi Liuying's leg: "Can you please show yourself in the future? I'm so worried, I'm going to go bald from all this!"

Shi Liuying felt that his words were completely nonsensical, and even the way he addressed her was wrong.

Unsure if Shen Hanzhou was truly poisoned, she cautiously replied, "I...I'm not that old."

She glanced at Yun Zhishui, who was lying on the ground as well, and decided to finish dealing with these matters quickly: "I can't move him for you, but if you can't kill the lizard, I can help..."

"Hey!" Shen Hanzhou sprang up. "No need for you to take action!"

"A mere poisonous swamp lizard is no trouble for you!"

He rushed over to the lizard, and taking advantage of its illness, he swiftly drew his knife and, after a fierce fight, quickly retrieved the beast core.

Shen Hanzhou only heard fragmented phrases like "master" and "will not let them go."

Ha, what a load of rubbish a master.

His boss is the most awesome!

The Poison Swamp Lizard died, and the formation he had placed on the Shadow Panther also became ineffective.

The golden-red light disappeared, and the shadow leopard had long since lost its breath.

Shi Liuying stepped forward, took out the beast core that belonged to her, and placed it in the mustard seed pot.

Jun Lintian followed closely behind Shi Liuying.

After confirming that there was no danger where she was, he remained hidden and handed over control of the training ground to her.

The swamp lizard died, and the rotting grass roots began to show signs of life. The crimson color in the sky also disappeared, replaced by a clear, azure blue, like an inverted mirror.

Jun Lintian quietly looked at Shi Liuying.

She was putting the beast core into the mustard seed pot when another beast core was presented to her.

Shen Hanzhou held the pale golden beast core in both hands, his eyes full of sincerity: "Here you go!"

He quickly added, "I know you have one too, but the power of the beast core can help you increase your strength."

Shi Liuying looked at the beast core with no desire, no emotion.

Shen Hanzhou slowly withdrew his hand, somewhat disappointed: "This beast core's level is a bit low, it's only at the Foundation Establishment stage..."

It's normal for the big shots to look down on it.

Shi Liuying's spiritual power overflowed from her fingertips, gathered outside her body, and like a large hand grasping Shen Hanzhou, firmly holding the beast core in his hand.

She said earnestly, "What's meant to be yours will be yours. The beast core you obtained through your own strength should belong to you."

Jun Lintian, hidden in the shadows, trembled slightly.

The dagger that had ambushed him hundreds of years ago seemed to have reversed course in that instant, piercing the body of the person who had harmed him.

In that instant, Jun Lintian had a strange thought: If only I had met her sooner...

Just as Jun Lintian was about to appear and take the two little ones back to the sect, a deafening wail shook the heavens and the earth—

The woman in red, adorned with bells that jingled and tinkled, pounced on the dead swamp lizard, barely managing to hold onto one of its paws: "Little lizard! If only I had found you sooner!"

A note from the author:

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The character's appearance is mentioned but not fully revealed. You can guess the new character's identity in the comments of this chapter. I'll be giving out red envelopes for both chapters tomorrow [pat on the head]. No one has guessed correctly yet!